Thread: What to do about a contract discrepancy?

Last year I was given a preview contract which showed my verbally agreed to pay increase in print. However, yesterday on seeing the new contract updated for the new year and ready to be signed this wednesday the salary has increased by 3 times more than I was expecting. The figure is the same on the contract they will keep and on mine.

What would you do in this situation? Just sign it and go with it? Or question it and potentially find your increase back to the minimum originally offered? One thing I do know is that instead of hiring 2 professors they have only hired one new one and furthermore our class sizes have increased by 20%. Just maybe this is some recognition of that and some of the money has come my way, but I have no idea.

Thoughts?

Are you telling us that they did increase your salary by 3 time what you expected and that you're not sure about what to do with it or did I misread?

Originally Posted by Nameless

Are you telling us that they did increase your salary by 3 time what you expected and that you're not sure about what to do with it or did I misread?

Yes, precisely. Do I stay hush or do I say something? You don't want to spoil a good thing, but you don't want trouble later.

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Originally Posted by Nameless

Are you telling us that they did increase your salary by 3 time what you expected and that you're not sure about what to do with it or did I misread?

Yes, precisely. Do I stay hush or do I say something? You don't want to spoil a good thing, but you don't want trouble later.

Head down, gob shut.

Originally Posted by Memphis

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Originally Posted by Nameless

Are you telling us that they did increase your salary by 3 time what you expected and that you're not sure about what to do with it or did I misread?

Yes, precisely. Do I stay hush or do I say something? You don't want to spoil a good thing, but you don't want trouble later.

Head down, gob shut.

I'm thinking that way. I've asked my mum and my wife and they both say the same thing as you. And seeing the way classes are packed to the rafters this year, 2.5% really wasn't cutting it with the 20% student increases, and so the guilt factor isn't really there. Might as well just sign it and see how it goes.

You should do the honourable thing and ask why it has increased. Your conscious will be clear, you may be rightfully entitled to it, and your reputation will be enhanced.